Rail-joint plate



A. J. NOBLE, RAIL JOINT PLATE. APPLICATION FILED MAR, 20, 1922.

Patented Nov. 7

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A. J. NOBLE.

RAIL JOINT PLATE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20. 1922 Patented Nov. 7, 1922.

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Fatented Nov. 7, 1922.

To all whom it may Be it knowntha certain new and Rail-Joint Plates, a specification.

BAILJOINT PLATE.

ARNOLD JOHN NOBLE, OF SUDBURY, ONTARIO, CA

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Application filed March 20.1922. Serial No. 545,322.

concern t l, ARNOLD JoHn N time, Great Britain, and in the Province of Onuseful Improvements in of which the following. is

This invention relates to rail joint plates,

and has for its objects: to plate which is so constructed as to afford an provide a rail joint anti-slipping means for the rail and angle bar.

Another object is to provide a means of preventing the oint plate from moving n any direc on on the ties and the said means are designed to consist of a plurality of checkered ribs angular in cross section formed integral W ith the under part of the plate and designed underthe pressure of the train passing on th into the ties.

Further objects are ing member which is the joint plate and neath the same be e rail to become embedded to provide a reinforcformed lntegral with designed to extendundertween the twotles. The

reinforcing member to be located exactly underneaththe joint so' as topositively prevent any springing of the butting rail ends,

when the trucks 0 passing on the joint.

Further objects joint plate, which as to enable it tostandard rails and a plate that can be mum cost.

Further objects f a. heavy locomotive are still are to provide a. rail is of such a construction be used with the present angle bars, thus affording adapted to use at a ministill are to provide a rail" joint plate, that is simple in construction, not

liable to go out of adapt the several parts functions required With the above repair, and generally to to better perform the of them.

and other objects in view,

the invention consists essentially of the improved construction, hereinafter described in detail in the accompanying and drawings.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a p specification erspective view of a rail joint and angle bars equipped with the improved plate.

Figure 2 is a through the plate longitudinal section taken and showing the rail and angle bars in elevatlon.

Figure 3 is a or the rail and plate.

oss section taken through the two rails 10 and tegral with the plate 1 1 view of the same.

Figure 6 is a longitudinal section of the 7 Figure 7 1S a cross section on the line of' Figure 5.

Like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a rail joint formed by the butting ends of 11 and reinforced by the angle bars 12 and 13, which are of standard construction.

The butting ends of the rails 10 and 11 are designed to be supported on an improved rail jointplate B which consists of a plate 1 1 having its under face formed integral angular in cross section. I

'The plate is designed to rest on two wooden ties 16 and 17, which are located relatively close to one another in order to provide a space in which is designed to extend a reinforcing. member 18 formed inand extending underneath the same. The reinforcing member '18 is triangular in cross section and extends crosswise of the plate letleaving at its ends a "free edge of the plate measuring'a few inchesjand which is designed to afford a better means of easily tamping the ties.

The apex of the inverted triangular reinforcing member 18 is designed to be in alignment with the butting ends of the rails 10 and 11, so that the joint stands on the strongest point of the plate. One of the longitudinal edges of the plate 14 is formed with shoulders 19 and 20, which are in stepped relation as clearly shown in Figure 4 of the drawings.

The shoulder 20 is designed to afford a suitable stop for the base of the rail, while the shoulder 19 stops the longitudinal edge of'the angle bar 13 which rest-s on the base of the .rail.

Two orifices 21 and 22 are formed in the shoulder 20 and designed to register with notches formed in the angle bar 13 in order to engage. the spikes 23 used to securely fasten the bar 18 and rail joints to the joint plate 1 1.

The opposite side of the rail or that on which the angle bar 12 is located is secured to the plate and tieby means of a plurality with the checkered ribs 15, which are tri- The rail to i g on the of spikes 24 extending through suit-able orifices 25 formed at predetermined distances on the plate 14.

The standard angle bars 12 and 13 "are secured to the rail web in the usual way through the bolts 26 and the locknuts 2i en a rail joint is reinforced "by means of this improved rail joint plate, the ties l6 and 17 are located at the proper distance from each other, andthe plate 14 placed thereon in such a way that the reinforcing ,member 18 shall be located in the free space "the rails by the passing trucks of the locomotive and coaches. e I j It will be seen that by the use of this improved :rail

joint plate all the standard rails and angle bars at present inuse can be retained and tosuit the several sizes of rails 14 would be made of several standard sizes and the orifices 21, 22 and 25 adapted to receive the spikes 23- and 24 would only be drilled through afterwards and according to the size of rails that the plates are to be used with.

used, the plates As many changes could be made in the 7 above construction, and many apparently widely different embodiments of my invention, within the scope of the claims, conformed with structed without departing from the spirit or scope thereof, it is intended that'all matter contained in the accompanying specification and drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in'a limiting sense.

It will be seen that the rail joint plate is effective to prevent the breaking of the rails at thejoint, the breaking of the angle bars and to prevent the joints from spreading. It will further assist in preventing creeping of the track and will considerably strengthen the joint.

What I claim as my invention is z 1. A rail joint plate in combination with rails and angle bars comprising a plate formed with stepped shoulders, designed to abut t e rail bases and one angle bar, a reinforcing ;member underneath the plate formed intergral therewith, the lower face of the plate being formed with checkered ribs, designed toengage the ties, and means engaging the bars and plateto secure the sameto the ties.

: 2. A rail joint plate in combination with rails and angle bars comprising a plate stepped shoulders designed to abut the rail bases and one angle bar, a reinforcing member underneath the plate formed integral therewith, and triangular in cross section, the lower face of the plate being formed with checkered ribs designed to engage the ties andmeans engaging the bars and plate to secure the same on the ties In witness whereof I have hereunto set my handin the presence of two witnesses.

V ARNOLD JOHN NOBLE. Witnesses:

E. GnrNoN, LOUIS LUCIAN'. 

